Chapter 22
1 - 14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a king who holds a wedding banquet for his son.
15 - 22 The Question of Paying Taxes
The Pharisees attempt to entrap Jesus. He says to give pay taxes since the emperor's face is on the denarius.
23 - 33 The Question About the Resurrection
The Sadducees ask Jesus a complicated question (getting wrapped up in the letter of the law) . Jesus replies that "God is the God not of the dead but of the living. I take this to mean that we should focus our attention on helping those who can benefit from our help instead of focusing too much on theological quibbling.
34 - 40 The Greatest Commandment
A lawyer asks Jesus which is the Greatest Commandment. Jesus answers, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
41 - 36 The Question About David's Son
The Pharisees try to trap Jesus into saying he is David's descendent. My notes state that Jesus is referring to Psalm 110. "Fathers never address their sons as "lord," but only sons their fathersor inferiors as superiors. Since Matthew actually stresses Jesus' Davidic sonship elsewhere, this saying probably suggests that Sond of God, Son of Man, and Lord are more accurate titles.
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